I just discovered DDG a couple of months ago, thanks to the new DS "Revival!", on a recent visit to Japan.

I have carefully completed all training levels to "gold", and was STILL unable to unlock the final training section, so I am systematically completing each mission, going further "back in time" as I continue. It's a slow task for me, as I often don't have time to complete the longer tasks, and it gets put away for a couple of weeks. I'll keep this discussion informed as I hopefully progress.

I do have a question to ADD to this discussion: from what I understand, previous versions of DDG are considerably more strict than "Revival". How much more so, and does anyone find this version to be TOO easy?

Nothing in the game feels as if I'm going to lose (at least on the more modern equipment), as simply matching speeds at intermediate checkpoints and stopping within 10m keeps me overstocked with time to complete a mission. I end up watching the checkpoint speeds and the distance countdown rather than the scenery. I think I can turn them off in the HUD, but as a beginner, I am not *quite* ready for that yet. I was hoping there would be a greater challenge beyond this type of self-imposed limitation.

Everyone here seems quite experienced with the series, so I'm looking for a bit of perspective. How have you played in the past versions, and how do you challenge yourself with "Revival"?

I recently bougth a 3DS XL (my first handheld since the gameboy colour ) and it obviously runs DS games. Now I do know that DS games are region free but the 3DS itself is region locked. I want to buy the DDG DS game so bad but I am uncertain if the european 3DS runs this game.Does anyone know if it is running or possible to play?

Thanks a lot for these great news!!! I will definitely buy this. boy oh boy...I just dont know why nintendo is using the region lock again on the 3DS.Everything could be nice,but the big N strikes again!Do you have experiences with the traditional (older) lines in the game? How do they work out?I am very curious about those!

Hi, sorry for the late reply.The old yamanote line and trains are great. It's exclusive to that episode (never seen on the other platforms)For example, you can see the Tokyo Tower during its construction (half finished).

The graphics are not bad for a DS, but don't expect to have the same graphics as the psp versions.